Knitting-machine.



No. 893,407.. PATENTED JULY 14, 1908. K. H. WHITE.

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APPLc'ATIoN FILED 23.14. 1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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application md par 11i, 196e. seriarnp. einen.

T o. all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Flinn citizen of the United States, resid-in vwege, in the county oOswego and?) nrrn, a

tate of NewYork, have invented certain new and 'useful im rovements in Knitting-lli/Iachines, of which the following is a specification, ref-' erencc being had therein to the accompanyf ing drawing.

My invention relates 'to an improved knit'- 'ting machineand i declare that the following is a full, clear, concise and exact descrip- .tion thereoi` suiiicient to enable one skilled in the art to make and use the same, .reference being had to the accompanying drawin s in which like to ike parts throughout 'The invention is applicable to that class of knitting machines known 20- as springneedl connectlon with a machines and is shown in that class and I,

welllknown machine of therefcre,.do not describe or illustrate thev `general andusual features of such a machinel as theywill be readily understood.

The particular functions of the devices shown'relate to the transfer of a stitch from or other like operation7 whereby is `produced a fabric'of open parts o mesh, the variety of which fabrics depends on the articular construction of the several' are employed on the the device which machine, while ,still within the .terms of the invention which is illustrated in but a single form.'

ln the-drawings Figure i is a plan viewindicating in a general way the cylinder and 4`some or' theparts oi an vices may be.mounted when suitable, on the well-known presser-stand whereby their. 'ad-1 tial front view ofthe same.

Fig. 3 and a combined presser oi' the combined presser and cloth shoe and its mounting.

ordinary springneedle machine, together lwith arts of my invention. Fig. 2 Iis a side view of certain arts oi' the invention. Fig. is an enlarge detail oi' Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a par- Fig. 5 is a partial top view 'ci someof the parts shown in and cloth shoe.

Fig. 6 is va perspective view ig. 7 is a partial view of a presser w'heel, and

oi dividing and Fig. 8 is an enlarged view landing wheels and 9 shows a modiiied construction oi' the stitch controller.

- It will be understood 'that the several dejustrnentand tension is regulated. The deletters and numerals refer' supposed yto be shall be. of suflicient i or needle andwithoutcausm ress the yarn or the several.

loops just made are landing or looppositionmg wheel to;

having blades le grouped like those' in the sinker or dividing tails of such construction are, therefore, not f shown. They may, otherwise, be mounted. by any well-1mown ,means to'secure the end sought.

Referring to the ofthe base-plate, B represents 'the cylinder, with needles ajb, c, d, represented in ONE-THIRD To DAVID M. rasante' drawings, A shows part by 'curved lines' thus' lettered showing the are` well known in shownfin Fig.- 1 passingv to the right) the needles, when they come to' one feed, have on their shanksthe stitches supplied at the former feed and its cooperating parts. feeds and connected parts are not shown as theyv are well-knownv in 'the art and .their- ,form and position will be understood.

The-- the second of the two feeds which are mentioned the'I needles receive additional loops and it is assumed that certain' of the. loops there received are to be transferred from one needle to another, to cause fabric. It is very important that these loops len th to permit this or reaking of thread an irre ular o r oth.

without undue strain uneven appearancein the c the peculiarity of or this 'purpose I provide a'dividing or sinker wheel simllar to the ordinary wheel but having straight blades d, arranged in series so as to thread, t, 1n three successivev on loops between four successive "needles,

as s own in long loops thereon. .The dividiii wheel can, ofcourse, be differently groupe .Ordinarily 'shank will be brought "up into hooks by thev ordinaryv means,

longer than-usual, I ro# lthe loops already on the needle vide' a meet such unusual conditions,

wheel and made large enou 5h to raise the ol vstitches the proper distance on the new and longer ones the .blades of' this wheel being large en ou gh to raise or it is'fou'n Fig. l, leaving two needleswith. blades of thisq vaccording to the product desired.

the needlel but, as the land thelong stitches,` thatthey also raise or land the the outer needle.

Athe pins f which confine the loop at each occupied by the needles..

short stitches between the groups of long ones and that no blade is necessary between the said groups of large blades. The terms applied to wheelE are those of convenience, since it is not strictly a landing wheel, but lifts the irregularly divided yarn a distance which is necessary in this peculiar construction. As indicated, these wheels are to be mounted on-the fixed structure by the familiar presser stand or other suitable means. Thel revolution of the cylinder then brings the needles to the devices provided for tran-sferring-the stitch or loop, the stitches being arranged, in this particular construction, as two long and two short, alternating pairs. These devices comprise a transfer wheel, F, a stitch controller F and an .alining presser or needle controller G cooperating therewith.

The transfer wheel' F is mounted on a standard, as other parts are, and turns freely. by engagement of the needles therewith. In the form here illustrated it comprises a toothed disk, F. The disk F has the teeth spaced to receive two needles between them inthe natural work of the machine and each slotted at f to receive two needles the first of which is forced to the left, the second being forced somewhat to the right, making the first standing directly back of the second needle entering the slot. This construction is to be modied according to the Work to be done.` The edges of the slot diverge at the end'as clearly shown, one to allow free accessI of the first of the ltwo needles to reach the slot, and the other to force the second needle behind the first, in the slot. The tips of the teeth are suitably and slightly beveled as at fa toallow easy passage of the cloth or stitches down on the needles. The stitch controller .F/ is a disk of slightly less diameter than the disk F. It might be made integral though I show it as a separate piece. On its periphery it has downwardly projecting pins f which register ,exactlyy with the ti s of the teeth and adjacent the upper face o each, but in this instance do not quite touch the surface of the teeth because of the annular shoulder or rim f to limit the contact of the ins with the teeth When the parts, are assembled, the purpose being to provide guards to confine thev stitches within the space occupied by the needles. *v

The loop which is on the needle first to enter the slotlisto be sli ped over the head of the second needle. T 1s is done byressing downthe cloth or web after it has been alllowed by the natural pull or strain to rise far enough for clearance. But it has been found that the loop sometimes slips to one side of To prevent that I provide side to the space Whilel have shown a construction having these pins it is obvious that other mechanical forms in eect providing a chamber for .the

has been customary lto sesam' loo might be given to the deviceto accomplis the same result of controlling the stitches vand still be within the scope of the invention. For instance, p the cap plate might bechambered to present tooth edges like the ins: to provide means to confine theloop aterally as in Fig.v 9 Where is one side of such a chamber, the disk F orming the top and back walls. y

G is the curved needle aliner or controller mounted as the other members, with adjusting means G in slot G. It is a plate .eX- tended between the mounting of the transfer wheel andthe needles and slightly below the wheel. Its pressing edge g has the same curve as the travel of the needles and is substantially on a line with the bottom of the slots of the transfer wheel. Its tip g is slightly pointed out so that vwhen the needles reach the press/er they are engaged by the curved edge aridheld mor supported on a line of travel the same as the curve the cylinf der needles normally travel in.4 They are -thus perfectly adjusted or alined with reference to the wheel and to the cylinder. This presser may be so adjusted that the needlesare all pressed slightly within their normal line of natural outward spring will movement into the slots wheel. The pressing edge, troller extends in the same curve beyond the point where, by the revolution of the transfer wheel, its teeth are carried away lfrom the curved edge of the controller, and beyond the point of transfer. It is found that the needles in the slot or between the teeth are ,apt

to be carried by the transfer wheel. away quicken their of the transfer from the cylinder line 'and be broken or bent.

The controller'or presser, however, prevents this, the edge, g, extending tangent to the periphery of the transfer wheel, or eccentric to the center of the transfer mechanism. l

It will be understood that the two needles which have the' long stitches or loops are the ones that enter the slot and that the wheel is to be formed and adapted to receive them in the slot and between the .portions of the teeth. The other needles pass in the space between the slotted teeth-such number as the pattern requires. b

After the teeth have been forced into the slot and the cloth loosened to permit the loop to cover the head of theother needle or needles it lis necessary that it be pressed down over the heads of the needles and that the cloth or web should be further pressed down inl readiness' for the -next stitch. It provide "a presser near the transfer wheel and farther on. I have devised a single shoe H to meet both theseV needs.

Its tip or for- Ward end h is slightly tapered .upward and linward from the bottom-to engagement of the fabric. :It is held,.by'a

'travel (as seen in Fig. 5) .so that the g, of thev con-- a cloth wheeiL make an easy' 4Q h producing t seam? bent standard h suitably on the base, -by bolt H, hand-screw n, set-screw f/L, shank m,

A head m and set-screw m, to permit adjustthe curve h o ening madein --loops down just as cooperate t'o produce fabric..

` ber of. needles o n which longment, the tip being so located as to press the the needles come from the transfer wheel. Fromlthe tip the lower edge extends 4 A which is formed and locate to hold the fabric down. Beyond this and before the next feed is the notched presser wheel l which in this'instance is formed with teeth to pass'three needles therebetween at i, l -the teeth i being provided to pressin'or close the ybarb of the fourth was sli ped over thenext needle) so thatthe -stitch is cast off thatneedle and a space or the fabric by the absence of t at" stitch. This presse wheel is to be mounted as-other parts of the device and is cut to correspond with the dividing and castoff wheels and the transfer wheel, it being understoodfthat the several parts described Nearpresser Wheel I, which in the form here shown may be'called a 3 and l cut 'are mounted landing Jwheel I and presser, cast-off wheel I". ofusual form and position,

"both well-known in the art.

It will beunderstood that the style of the fabric may be varied according to the numplaced and which are to' be grouped in the transferwheel and from one or more of which loops are subsequently to be cast-olf: also depending on the number of needles between the set or series on which `long loops are placed. Thus Athe several parts described may be constructedto conformgto a given scheme, the several members coperatingdn a fabric of the desired pattern. l

Having described myinvention, what 1 claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:

, 1'. In a circularknitting machine, the comi bination fth a transfer mechanism, of a sinker wheel and a landing wheel, the former having blades 'arranged in sets of a given number lwith s acebetween each set, and the latter having blades arranged 1in sets of an equal number-with a like space between, the sets of blades thereof, substantially as described.

2. In a knitting machine, the combination 'with a transfer mechanism, of bur wheels havingA blades arranged in corresponding groupswith equal spaces between the. groups, one of said wheels being constructed and po'- 'sitioned t'o supply thread to the needles for long loops for such-transfer and the other to 4position the yarn offfsuch long loops-in imitting, substantially as described.

' i 3. In a knitting machine, the combination with 'a transfer mechanism, of a sinker wheel and of a landing wheel, eaclrhaving4 blades rearwardly and downwardl 'in (the one whose stitch the'. desired pattern ofV loops ,are to be' arranged in corresponding series, th'e former placing between certain of the needles a greater length thread than betweenthe others and the two 'cooperating to present the fabric to the transfer mechanism with certain loops elongated.

4. In a knitting machine, the combination withv -a' transfer v mechanism comprising a member to receive in juxtaposition the needles engaged in the transfer, of a stitchf controller having members bounding the space occupied by the stitches engaged in the transfert 5; In a knitting machine, withla transfermechanism, ofa stitch controller having means inclosing vthe stitches carried by the needles engaged in such trans- 'fer within the field of such transfer.

6. In a knitting machine provided with mechanisms fortransferring a stitch, a transfer 'wheel having teeth disposed to position the needles for such transfer and having ver- 'tical guards on the sides of the space occupied by theneedles in such transfer to retain 'the stitch in place for such transfer, substani 2 tially as shown; v

7. In a knitting machineA having a stitch transferw mechanism, a stitch controller havinfra guard on each side ofthe needlesto and 'ing ainst'the outer edges of the needles and `bly mounted to limit the outward substantially as 9. In a knitting machine, the Acombination withl a transfer mechanism, of a needle controller having an extended curved edge bearthe combinationing against the outer edges of the-needles and confining them travel from a pointbefore to a point after the point of the transfer, substantially as shown.

l0. tion with a transfer mechanism, of a needle controller having an extended curved edge bearing against .the outer edges of the nee dles and adjustably mounted to spring the needles inwardly beyond their line of travel withinv their normal line of In akuitting machine, the combina i in. the cylinder in preparation for the transfer operation, substantially as shown.

11. In a knitting machine, the combinal tion with a transfer mechanism including a wheel for `positioningthe needles, of a needle aliner having a curved edge extending adistance beyond the point of transfer and in a curve eccentric to the center of said. Wlieel,'

substantially as shown.

12. a knitting machine, the combinas tionwith a transfer mechanism, of a needle aliner formed at one end to engage the needles againstits edgeand having such edge that of the cylinder an adj ustably the edge of .30

extending therefrom in a curve similar to past the point of transfer, substantially as shown.

13. In a circular knitting machine having *la transferwheel indented to receive certain of the needles side by side and certain of, them edge to edge, an adjustably mounted needle controller having a curved edge to receive and press inward the needles successively whereby toinsnre their engagement in the indents of the transfer wheel and to force their disengagement therefrom.

lei.` In a circular knitting machine having means to transfer a stitch from one or more needles to one or more other needles, a nee- ;dle controller having a vneedle-bearing edgeextending insubstantially the curve ofthe cylinder from a point before to a pointbeyond` the transfer mechanism.

l5. In a knitting machine, the pombination with a mechanism for transferring a stitch from one or more needles to others, of

mounted, needle aliner ositioned to aline the needles slightlywlthin their normal line of travel, and a transfer wheel slotted to receive the needles coperat.

ing in the transfer and having the base of the slots on a circle substantially coincident with the needle aliner at the point of transfer.

a circularl knitting machine, the combination of a dividing Wheel and of a landing wheel, each having blades arranged in series of like numbers to -provide loops of particnlar length .and for the loop of one nee :having its lower edge extending therefrom' forwardly and downwardly to press the fabric down, the said presser and cloth shoe 4tion with a transfer 'the needles `in the transfer in presence of being mounted on the base to permit adjustment thereof relative to the cylinder and to the transferring means, lsubstantially as described.

.'17 In a knitting machine, the combinamechanism, of means inclosing the stitch within the field occu pied by and a presser shoe, substantially as described.

.18. In a knitting machine, the combina tion in a transfer mechanism, of members providing side bounds for the stitches engaged in. the transfer and a needle controller extending before and behind the transfer mechanism, substantially as described.

19. In a knitting machine, the combina-i tion with a transfer mechanism, of Wheels constructed to supply to said mechanism loops of a particular length, and a stitch contro ler confining the said loops to the space occupied by the needles engaging such transfer, substantially as described. y,20. In a knitting machine, the combination in a transfer mechanism, of a toothed wheel, a stitch inclosure comprising members4 at the sides of the needles and a needle con troller engaging the needles before the oint of the transfer and discharging after, substantially as descrtibed.

21. In a knitting machine, the combina-l tion in a transfermechanism7 of a toothed wheel, -a stitch inclosure comprising members v at the sides of the needles and a needle controller engaging the needles before the v oint of the transfer and discharging them t ere them t iereafter, and a presser-shoe en aging the loops at about the point the fabric downward after such transfer below the level of the transfer mechanism, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature two witnesses'. KIRK H. WHITE. Witnesses;

HARRY OMrznn,

JOHN TIERNAN.

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